Do the Communist Party’s ties in Africa provide economic benefits to China?

Since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Communist Party of China has held a series of meetings with African political parties, either online or in person, in China or in Africa, to restart political and economic relations.

The Communist Party maintains ties with more than 100 political parties across Africa, although not in eSwatini, which recognizes Taiwan.

The party has a long history of establishing relationships with political parties or movements in African countries such as Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Angola and Mozambique, and provided them with military and ideological training during their struggles for independence.

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Relations remained solid, and many of these parties and movements continued to hold joint trainings with the Communist Party for decades.